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Writing Sentences: Simple, Complex, and 7.

Compound Crystal likes spiders; she studies them all of


the time.
● A simple sentence contains a subject and
a predicate. It expresses a complete 8.
thought. (e.g., My dog needs a bath.) Jessica fed the cats while the Smith family
was out of town.
● A complex sentence contains two related
ideas joined by a subordinating conjunction 9.
such as “because”," since", "after", Tommy was tired, but he continued to play
"though", "when" or “while.” (e.g., Joe is video games.
busy. He has a job. → Joe is busy because
10. Elaine had a great time at the party.
he has a job.)

● A compound sentence contains two


independent clauses joined by a comma, 11. Jerry raced his bike up the hill.
and a coordinating conjunction such as
"for", “and, "nor” “but,”, “or.”,"yet", "so" 12. Sarah wa healthy, yet she sometimes
FANBOYS (e.g., Jessica found a raccoon in had headaches.
the attic, and it startled her.) It can also be
13. Because of the rain, Gary could barely
created by joining two independent clauses
see the road.
with a semicolon. (e.g., Jessica found a
raccoon in the attic; it startled her.) 14. I could go to the library for a book, or I
could go to the coffee shop for a snack.
Tell whether each sentence below is
simple, complex, or compound: 15. In the house, the telephone rang and
rang.
1.
A brown bat may live in a barn, or it may 16. I don't like ice-cream anymore since it
prefer a cave. made me sick once.

2. The park was open until 9 p.m. 17. I love peanut butter and jelly
sandwiches, and I usually eat them with
3.
chips.
Dawn was tired because she had stayed up
all night. 18. I wanted to get to the window quickly
because I wanted a picture of the rainbow.
4. Many visitors come to Disneyland each
year.

5.
My dad went to the store, and he bought m
e a candy bar.

6. She always does all of her chores.

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Answer Sheet 1. compound 2. simple 3.
complex 4. simple 5. compound 6. simple
7. compound 8. complex 9. compound
10.simple

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